ORCHESTRA MAP

TRIANGLE

TIMPANI

CYMBALS TRUMPETS

SIDE DRUM

FRENCH HORNS

TROMBONES

CLARINETS

BASSOONS

BASS DRUM TUBA

OBOES

CONTRABASSOON

FLUTES

BASS CLARINET

PICCOLO

SECOND VIOLINS

VIOLAS

ENGLISH HORN

PIANO

HARP

FIRST VIOLINS

CELLOS

BASSES

CONDUCTOR

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DOUBLE BASS , AND WATCH SUBSEQUENT ISSUES OF OVERTURE AS WE EXPLORE MORE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA !

		Scroll Pegbox	HISTORY OF THE DOUBLE BASS
• Largest member of the string family • Played in orchestras , chamber music , and jazz ensembles • Popular as a solo instrument in the late 1800s to early 1900s	Fingerboard	Strings	1518 Dates the earliest illustration of a double bass . 1600s – 1700s The double bass evolves in Germany , Austria , and Italy . It is usually played with 4 strings , but has been played with as many as 6 or as few as 3 .
	Bridge Tailpiece	F Hole Endpin	1846 Bassist Domenico Dragonetti inspires composers like Haydn , Beethoven , Rossini , and Liszt to create music for the double bass . 1850 – 1950 Composers such as Saint- Saëns and Ravel exploit the double bass ’ somber sound .
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